1114 - Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
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This collection contains Flinders' research in Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine, as reported for ERA 2012.
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Item Assisted reproductive technology and the risk of poor pregnancy outcome(Cambridge University Press, 2010) Keirse, Marc Jozef; Helmerhorst, F MItem Glomerulonephritis and managing the risks of chronic renal disease(2009) Singh, Gurmeet RItem Results of a multi-country exploratory survey of approaches and methods for IMCI case management training(2009) Martines, J; Mason, E; Forsyth, Kevin Douglas; Aboubaker, S; Goga, A; Muhe, L; Chopra, MItem The effects of prenatal exposure to buprenorphine or methadone on infant visual evoked potentials(2010) Whitham, Justine N; Spurrier, Nicola Jane; Sawyer, Michael G; Baghurst, Peter A; Gordon, Andrea; Taplin, John E; White, J MItem Association between birth weight and adolescent systolic blood pressure in a caucasian birth cohort differs according to skin type, CRH promoter or 11{beta}-HSD2 genotype(2008) Dwyer, Terence; Blizzard, Leigh B; Patterson, Briony; Ponsonby, Anne Louise; Martin, Kara L; Quinn, Stephen John; Sale, Michele M; Richards, Stephen M; Morley, Ruth M; Rich, Stephen S; Dickinson, Joanne LItem Home birth: gone away, gone astray, and here to stay(2010) Keirse, Marc JozefItem Managing otitis media: an evidence-based approach(2009) Morris, Peter Stanley; Leach, Amanda JItem Exposure to non-core food and beverages in the first year of life: results from a cohort study(2010) Scott, Jane Anne; Koh, Gloria; Oddy, Wendy H; Binns, Colin W; Graham, Kathleen IItem Getting connected: how nurses can support mother/infant attachment in the neonatal intensive care unit(2010) Grant, Julian; Kearvell, HayleyItem Wonder Vitamin or Mass Medication? Media and academic representations of the folate fortification policy problem in Australia and New Zealand(2010) Begley, Andrea; Coveney, John DavidItem Elective induction, selective deduction and cesarean section(2010) Keirse, Marc JozefItem Determinants of breastfeeding initiation among mothers in Kuwait(2010) Edwards, Christine A; Dashti, Manal; Al-Sughayer, Mona; Scott, Jane AnneBackground Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended as the optimal way to feed infants for the first six months of life. While overall breastfeeding rates are high, exclusive breastfeeding is relatively uncommon among Middle Eastern women. The objective of this study was to identify the incidence of breastfeeding amongst women in the six governorates of Kuwait and the factors associated with the initiation of breastfeeding. Methods A sample of 373 women (aged 17-47 years), recruited shortly after delivery from four hospitals in Kuwait, completed a structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify those factors independently associated with the initiation of breastfeeding. Results In total, 92.5% of mothers initiated breastfeeding and at discharge from hospital the majority of mothers were partially breastfeeding (55%), with only 30% of mothers fully breastfeeding. Prelacteal feeding was the norm (81.8%) and less than 1 in 5 infants (18.2%) received colostrum as their first feed. Only 10.5% of infants had been exclusively breastfed since birth, the remainder of the breastfed infants having received either prelacteal or supplementary infant formula feeds at some time during their hospital stay. Of the mothers who attempted to breastfeed, the majority of women (55.4%) delayed their first attempt to breastfeed until 24 hours or more after delivery. Breastfeeding at discharge from hospital was positively associated with paternal support for breastfeeding and negatively associated with delivery by caesarean section and with the infant having spent time in the Special Care Nursery. Conclusions The reasons for the high use of prelacteal and supplementary formula feeding warrant investigation. Hospital policies and staff training are needed to promote the early initiation of breastfeeding and to discourage the unnecessary use of infant formula in hospital, in order to support the establishment of exclusive breastfeeding by mothers in Kuwait.Item Termination of pregnancy and the over 30s: what are trends in contraception use 1996-2006?(2010) Power, Charmaine; Belan, Ingrid; Abigail, WendyItem Undernutrition and obesity in indigenous children: epidemiology, prevention, and treatment.(2009) Ruben, Alan RobertItem Women's attitudes to and perceptions of oral health and dental care during pregnancy(2010) Keirse, Marc Jozef; Plutzer, KamilaItem Nurse initiated X-rays: a leap forward for children and nurses(2010) Puckridge, Donald; Higgins, Malcolm; Hutton, Alison EllyItem Relevance of gastrointestinal symptoms in endometriosis(2009) Maroun, Paulette; Cooper, Michael JW; Reid, Geoffrey D; Keirse, Marc JozefItem Acute and chronic otitis media(2009) Morris, Peter Stanley; Leach, Amanda JItem Tobacco smoke exposure in hospitalised Aboriginal children in Central Australia.(2009) Roseby, Robert; Hudson, Lee; White, Andrew JItem Upper respiratory tract infections (including otitis media)(2009) Morris, Peter Stanley
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